CHAPTER 1 - Border Roads Organisation

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7. On announcement of awards, congratulatory telegrams from the Defence Secy and DO
letters from DGBR are sent to the awardees. Once a year, defence investiture ceremony for the
presentation of gallantry awards and distinguished service awards both the occasions will be
held in Rastrapati Bhavan, thereafter .
8 The awardees will neither wear the ribbon nor any other insignias of the award being
presented to them at the investiture.
9 Dress for next-of-kin of awardees and civilian guests will be appropriate formal dress.
10 Retired personnel will not wear formation sign.
Growth and Dressing Hair
11. The personnel should observe the following rules:-
(a) Non-Sikh Personnel. The hair of the head will be kept short. The chin and the
underlip will be shaved whisker and moustaches, if worn, will be of moderate length.
(b)
Sikh Personnel. They will draw up their hair and beard properly.
12. As per Govt of India, Min of Defence Memo No.3(1)/89/D (Ceremonial) dated 07 Nov
89, the recipients of the awards mentioned above are entitled to the following for investiture:-
(a)
Travelling Allowance
(i) Journey by Air. The recipients, serving as well as retired personnel
irrespective of rank or the next of kin in the case of posthumous awardees and
their entitled guests will be entitled to travel by air from the nearest Air Port to
Delhi and back.
(ii) Journey by Rail. The recipients and their entitled guests traveling by
train will be entitled to travel by the highest class available on the Railway Line
or the class by which the journey is actually performed, whichever is less. If the
journey between the places connected by Rail is performed by road, only the
actual expenses restricted to Rail Fare admissible, will be allowed
(iii) Journey by Road : The recipients and their entitled guests performing
journeys by road either by private vehicle or taxi between places not connected
by Rail will be entitled to road mileage at the rates notified by the concerned
Directorate of transport for Taxis for one full Taxi, if the recipients and their
entitled guests are traveling from same destination or one full taxi each if
traveling from separate destinations or the actual expenditure whichever is less.
Note
1. Journey by Rail will be performed by warrant, where free warrant is
admissible and where it is not, recipients/guests will be entitled to
re-imbursement of actual fare each way.
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